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Book Synopsis: A Buzzfeed Best Fiction Book of 2017 • An Entropy magazine Best Book of 2017 “Jess Arndt’s Large Animals is wildly original, even as it joins in with the classics of loaded, outlaw literature. Acerbic, ecstatic, hilarious, psychedelic, and affecting in turn, this is an electric debut.” —Maggie Nelson, National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author of The Argonauts
Jess Arndt’s striking debut collection confronts what it means to have a body. Boldly straddling the line between the imagined and the real, the masculine and the feminine, the knowable and the impossible, these twelve stories are an exhilarating and profoundly original expression of voice.
In “Jeff,” Lily Tomlin confuses Jess for Jeff, instigating a dark and hilarious identity crisis. In “Together,” a couple battles a mysterious STD that slowly undoes their relationship, while outside a ferocious weed colonizes their urban garden. And in “Contrails,” a character on the precipice of a seismic change goes on a tour of past lovers, confronting their own reluctance to move on.
Arndt’s subjects are canny observers even while they remain dangerously blind to their own truest impulses. Often unnamed, these narrators challenge the limits of language—collectively, their voices create a transgressive new formal space that makes room for the queer, the nonconforming, the undefined. And yet, while they crave connection, love, and understanding, they are constantly at risk of destroying themselves. Large Animals pitches toward the heart, pushing at all our most tender parts—our sex organs, our geography, our words, and the tendons and nerves of our culture.
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Discover the bold and electrifying debut collection, Large Animals: Stories, by Jess Arndt. This wildly original and critically acclaimed book has been named one of the Best Fiction Books of 2017 by Buzzfeed and an Entropy magazine Best Book of 2017. With a transgressive new formal space, Large Animals challenges the limits of language and offers a profoundly original expression of voice.
Through twelve exhilarating stories, Arndt confronts what it means to have a body, straddling the line between the imagined and the real, the masculine and the feminine, the knowable and the impossible. In each story, unique narrators navigate identity crises, mysterious illnesses, and seismic changes, creating a narrative that is as hilarious as it is thought-provoking.
Don't miss the hilarity in "Jeff" when Lily Tomlin confuses Jess for Jeff, creating a darkly funny identity crisis. Embark on a journey through a tainted love story in "Together," where a couple fights a mysterious STD that unravels their relationship. Or join a character on the verge of change in "Contrails" as they tour past lovers, confronting their own reluctance to move forward.
Large Animals pitches towards the heart, exploring our most tender parts - sex organs, geography, words, and the tendons and nerves of our culture. It pushes boundaries, makes room for the queer, the nonconforming, and the undefined. If you crave connection, love, and understanding while being captivated by a unique narrative, then Large Animals: Stories is the book for you.
Discover Large Animals: Stories now and immerse yourself in a collection that will challenge your perceptions and leave a lasting impact on your literary journey.
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